2011 MFA in Design


Phil Balagtas
Konina Biswas
Mike Caroselli
Alice Jia Wei Chang
Lynn-Kai Chao
Ian Cooley
Charlotte Cooper
Ammo Eisu
Raschin Fatemi
Zachary Gibson
Che-Jui (Jerry) Hsu
Hsin-Wei Hsu
Catherine Isaacs
Anne Kenady
Caryn Kesler
Nikki Knox
Kate Koeppel
Corey Lee
Tzui Angelique Lien
Jason Linder
Lara Manzanares
Julie Mendez
Heidi Meredith
Brian Nikonow
Susan Quick
Dave Reinhardt
Sean Ross
YaYa Shang
Samin Soheili
Angie Stalker
Tim Thianthai
Renee Walker
Paul Wood
Ting Yu
Tomáš Zeman
Danielle Zimmerman

Kate Koeppel
 

 
Thesis Abstract
My name is Kate Koeppel, and I am a designer and maker from Seattle, Washington. My thesis explores the environmental, social and economic impact of the devaluation of self-reliance. Historically, skill exchange has been a social and communal experience, but today we rely primarily on money to buy what we need instead of learning within our communities, or using our own two hands to make, mend and build what we need. By creating playful skill-sharing experiences I hope to encourage a paradigm shift through the revaluation of self-reliance skills. I am available for design collaboration, dinner parties and freelance work.

Contact
kate.koeppel@gmail.com
Katekoeppel.com
www.mipiacekatedesign.com


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